Maddie Jumps into January
January has been an exciting month for Maddie and surprisingly, Link is finally warming up to his sister. Link has been standoffish and uninterested in Maddie since we adopted her and now he is willing to play with her occasionally and does not always run away when she gets close. He will still hit Maddie for no reason and try to bully her away from her food dish. However, she holds her own and shows him more love than I could. When the weather permits, we open the glass doors and let the trio explore the backyard. Lately, Maddie has become more curious about her surrounds. As you may remember, she climbed into our neighbor's yard a few months ago and it was not a pleasant experience. This month, she discovered a fence on the other side of the yard. Maddie climbed the fence while I wasn't looking. She was nervous at first but soon gained her courage. I could not believe how easily she was moving around on the fence. It was at this...